ABSTRACT
The achievement of developmental goals requires the mobilization and effective utilization of always-limited resources. Principal among these, along with money, materiel, tools, and equipment, are the people who work for public agencies. The process of achieving the rice production goals in Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand involves the efforts of tens of thousands of public officials working in a variety of agencies at headquarters in the capital cities as well as in the field, at every level of the hierarchy, and in countless kinds of specialized technical and administrative jobs. Differences in behavior related to age may be produced by maturation or by generational differences produced through socialization in different historical periods. Urban areas typically represent the more modern segments of LDCs and therefore offer the greater opportunities for socializing experiences conducive to a modern way of life. Most studies of social mobilization have been conducted at the system-wide, or national, level using aggregate data.
